Pinch-hitter Luis Urías broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Friday night. Cardinals reliever Peter Strzelecki (0-1) exited after one-out walks to George Springer and Daulton Varsho.

The Cardinals dropped their series-opener in Toronto 3-1 after right-hander Gordon Graceffo gave up two runs in the eighth inning on a single to Luis Urias on Friday night.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came close to ending his disappointing drought in front of Toronto Blue Jays fans.

Blue Jays fans may have to bid farewell to some players over the weekend as the franchise is expected to make moves ahead of the upcoming MLB trade deadline on Monday. CBC’s Greg Ross takes you to the Rogers Centre where the Jays will be facing the St.

The lefty who became the first minor leaguer in more than two decades to strike out 200 batters for the Cardinals, Quinn Mathews will make his major league debut Saturday in Toronto.

The evening window of Friday's MLB schedule features plenty of intriguing matchups, headlined by two division leaders meeting up when the Tampa Bay Rays clash with the Chicago White Sox, the Texas Rangers battling the Houston Astros in a key AL West series and the Boston Red Sox trying to measure themselves against the two-time defending champions Los Angeles Dodgers.